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The Great Rivers Region is located in western Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota.

Great Rivers Region: Demographics

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY County/Demographic La Crosse Monroe Trempealeau Vernon Houston
Total Population 114,638 44,673 28,816 29,773 19,027
Population in Poverty 14.0% 14.4% 11.9% 14.5% 10.9%
Unemployment Rate 6.3% 5.6% 5.5% 5.8%
Uninsured Ages 18-64* 5.9% 22.3% 21.2% 28.3% 11.3%
Uninsured Under age 18 18.7% 13.7% 10.0% 25.8% 3.1%
Adults Ages 25+ with High School 2.7%
Education or Less 27.9% 55.3% 55.7% 39.1%
Primary Language Spoken in Home 29.9%
English 91.1% 92.6% 88.6% 97.8%
Spanish/Creole 93.7% 3.3% 4.6% 1.6% 0.8%
Indo-European 1.4% 4.9% 2.5% 9.4% 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Island 1.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 0.0%
3.4%

Other Languages 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Source: http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml
Population – 2010 Demographic Profile, U.S. Census

Unemployment Status, Education, and Language Spoken-2009-2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Uninsured rates – source: http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/our-approach/health-factors/access-care
2015 County Health Rankings

Percentages of uninsured between the ages of 18- and 64-years-old are based on
the averages of those employed, unemployed, and not in the labor force.

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